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:Patented Julyv 25,- 18832.11..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.,

SAMUEL G. VOGELEY ADOLPHUS A. ADAMS, OF PITTSBURG, PA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'Patent No. 261,644, dated July 25,1882.

Application filed May 3, 1882. (No model.)

To all uhom it may concern:

A Be it known that we, SAMUEL G.'VOGE LEY and ADoLPEUs A. ADAMS, ot'Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Ornamental Glassware; and we dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, in which- Figure lis a side elevation of ourinvention.

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- Like letters of ref'erence indicate like parts in each.

Our invention relates to an improvement in the manufacture ofornamental'stems, stands,

or supports of articles of glassware; and it consists mainly incombining with a transparent hollow stem or standard for lamps, salvers,and like articles of glassware 'an in,- dependent ornamental article orobject inserted or inclosed within the same; and, secondarily, incombining with such a hollow transparent stem an independent detachableornamental article or object inserted within the stem, and a detachablebottom, whereby the ornamental object may be changed at will.

Heretofore the stems of lamps, fruitdishes, &c.,have frequently beenornamen ted by form. ing them of porcelain or other opaque substanceupon which the ornamental ldesign'is painted, or by pasting pictures orpaintings upon the inner surface of hollow transparent stems and.filling the cavity with paste, pitch,

vor other opaque substance, or coating the internal surface to protectand afford background to the ornamentation, which coatings or iillingsare essential where the ornamentation is applied to the surface of theglass. These methods of ornamenting the stems are objectionable, in`thatthey add to the weight of the stem or render it more easily broken, andare also objectionable in that they are complicated, require carefulmanipulation or skilled labor, which enhances the cost of production.Furthermore, the ornamentation cannot be readily changed at the will ofthe user.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in sec We will now describe ourinvention, so that 5o others skilled in the art may manufacture and usethe same.

In the drawings, a represents the base or foot of the stem, which basemay be supported by suitable feet, a', if desired. Rising from 55 thebase a is the hollow stem b, which may he cylindrical in form, or ofother design, if preferred, the hollow space extending from the base towithin a short distance of the top of the same. This stem is oftransparent ma- 6o terial. Within the hollow stem b is placed anornamental object, c, either suspended or otherwise secured therein, sothat it may be seen through the transparent sides of the stem and beprotected from dust and injury. The stemis then closed by a disk orbottom plate, d, which is preferably removably attached by any suitablemeans which will not obstruct the hollow stem or interfere with theobject to be displayed. This ornamental ob- 7o ject may be of anydesign, such as natural or artificial lowers, figures, 8vo. The base andstem described are formed according to the usual manner of formingarticles of glassware. Attached to the top of the stem b is the bowl ofthe lamp, dish, salver, or other article. Although a particular designand shape is shown in the drawings, we do not desire to limit ourselvesto the same.

The advantages of our invention are that 8oa novel and apt method ofornameniing lamps, footed dishes, and other articles of glassware isproduced, and a convenient receptacle afforded for holding andpreserving natural flowers in connection with fruit-dishes. 8

The ilowers or ornaments in the hollow stem may be changed from time totime by the provided movable disk or bottom for the mouth of the hollowstem.

Having thus described our invention, what 9o we claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. As a new article of manufacture, a transparent hollow stem, stand, orsupport for lamps or other articles, having an independent ornamentalarticle or object inserted or inclosed therein, substantially as and forthe purpose specied.

2. In an ornamental article of glasswaresuch as a. lamp, salver, or likearticle-the com hination of a transparent stem and independ- Intestimony whereof We have hereunto set our hands this 29th day of April,AA D. 1882.

SAMUEL G. VOGELEY.

ent detachable ornamental article inelosedl ADOLPHUS A. ADAMS. 5thereby, and a detachable bottom plate for closing the stem,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

Witnesses:

J AMES H. PORTE, Rom?. J. SAMPLE.

